ABOUT ME

I’m Alexander Forst Olshonsky, but most people call me “Olo,” a nickname that has stuck with me since my disk jockey days as “DJ oLo.”

I am a writer, executive coach, practitioner of somatic psychotherapy, and entrepreneur. I’m the co-founder of Natura Care, a non-profit addiction program harnessing psychedelics. I’m also the founder of Sons of Now, a men’s group for the metamodern man. 

After graduating from Dartmouth College, I spent a dozen years as a technology executive and entrepreneur. I scaled and built revenue teams at some of Silicon Valley’s leading companies, including Twitter, Salesforce, Slack, Copper, and VentureBeat. I also helped build several startups from scratch, with outcomes varying from successful to comically bad. I learned from them all.

During this time, I lived an extreme double life. For nearly a decade, I was the prisoner of a polysubstance addiction, stumbling blindly towards a fate that seemed all but certain. The toll of my addiction was devastating. That I survived is a miracle, and the source of my optimism—for me, and for you.

Since then, I’ve committed myself to recovery, the craft of writing, the healing arts, and the Dharma. Today, I'm a dedicated practitioner of holistic and integral healing. I provide high-performance executive coaching, somatic psychotherapy, and spiritual guidance to business leaders and creatives. I am an expert in overcoming addiction and have helped many individuals enjoy lives free from numbing and distraction.

Through life’s twists and turns, I’ve tasted a rather full range of the human experience, from the depths of despair to the heights of transcendent joy. Along the way, I’ve forged a deep, personal connection with the mystery of existence, and I strive to share the many good graces I’ve discovered with others.